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| Date: | Saturday 7 February 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster 5 |
| Owner/operator: | Waikato Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-AVG |
| MSN: | 1036 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ngaruawahia, Waikato -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Waikato |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
This was another ex-UK machine (G-AMBZ) shipped to New Zealand in 1950. It was operated by the Waikato Aero Club of Hamilton. It had previously served in the RAF as a Taylorcraft Auster AOP Mk 5 (NJ636). ZK-AVG was written off on 7 February 1953 when it hit power lines at River Road, Ngaruawahia. It was withdrawn from the register two years later (August 1955) and used for spares.
Pilot C Haggie.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20070211070535/http://www.edcoatescollection.com:80/ac2/NZNZ/ZK-AVG.html
3. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=920
4. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKARZ.htm
5. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AMBZ.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 10-Jul-2009 20:22 | angels one five | Updated |
| 29-May-2014 19:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Mar-2015 21:36 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jan-2022 05:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 13-Feb-2022 05:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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